Chapter XVI
"What do you mean?" "It's given us a representative variety of German cities. First we had Hamburg, you know, a great modern commercial centre." "Yes! Go on!"
Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 3
Chapter XVI
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"What
do
you
mean?"
"It's
given
us
a
representative
variety
of
German
cities.
First
we
had
Hamburg,
you
know,
a
great
modern
commercial
centre."
"Yes!
Go
on!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"What
do
you
mean?"
Line 2
"It's
given
us
a
representative
variety
of
German
cities.
Line 3
First
we
had
Hamburg,
you
know,
a
great
modern
commercial
centre."
Line 4
"Yes!
Line 5
Go
on!"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First we had Hamburg, you know, a great modern commercial centre."”
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First we had Hamburg, you know, a great modern commercial centre."”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First we had Hamburg, you know, a great modern commercial centre."”
All words in this reading · 25
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It's given us a representative variety of German cities.
centre
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From this reading First we had Hamburg, you know, a great modern commercial centre."
cities
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From this reading "It's given us a representative variety of German cities.
commercial
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From this reading First we had Hamburg, you know, a great modern commercial centre."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you mean?"
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First we had Hamburg, you know, a great modern commercial centre."
German
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From this reading "It's given us a representative variety of German cities.
given
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From this reading "It's given us a representative variety of German cities.
Go
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From this reading Go on!"
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First we had Hamburg, you know, a great modern commercial centre."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading First we had Hamburg, you know, a great modern commercial centre."
Hamburg
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From this reading First we had Hamburg, you know, a great modern commercial centre."
It's
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From this reading "It's given us a representative variety of German cities.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First we had Hamburg, you know, a great modern commercial centre."
mean
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From this reading "What do you mean?"
modern
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From this reading First we had Hamburg, you know, a great modern commercial centre."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It's given us a representative variety of German cities.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Go on!"
representative
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From this reading "It's given us a representative variety of German cities.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It's given us a representative variety of German cities.
variety
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From this reading "It's given us a representative variety of German cities.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading First we had Hamburg, you know, a great modern commercial centre."
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you mean?"
Yes
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From this reading "Yes!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you mean?"